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Stephanie King Design » Amber

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Everyone should have a piece of amber in their jewellery collection, even men. There are wonderfully designed rings and bracelets that men could wear.

Amber, altho considered a gemstone and used for thousands of years in jewellery (in Egypt and Crete, for example), is actually organic and is a tree resin which has become fossilized over millions of years.

Amber can develop an electric charge when rubbed so our word for “Electricity” comes from the Greek word for Amber which is “Electron”.

Most of us think that Amber is one colour, but there are actually many variations in colour-and it can be clear or opaque and may even have bits of fossilized plant or insect material in it.

Depending on the book that is read (one source says that there are over 250 colours), Amber varies in colour from yellow to brown or reddish brown. It can be green, blue, or have no colour. Butterscotch or buttercup Amber (an opaque yellow) and Cherry Amber (a reddish more transparent colour) are common terms and easily recognizable.

Baltic Amber is considered some of the best, but Amber from the Dominican Republic (a more recent find) is also considered desirable.Amber has been found in Brazil as well. So now there are many sources including Britain, Russia, Romania, etc.

As with many gemstones, it pays to know your jeweller or supplier. Amber pieces can be reconstructed from amber bits-still true amber and still looks lovely-but you should know. Price is always a factor with amber. If it is very inexpensive, then it is likely reconstructed.

A few facts:-Amber is the lightest of weight of all gems; it is the only gem which is warm and feels good to the touch; Amber is the stone for the 10th wedding anniversary.

Amber is considered to have many attributes that help with health. It is considered a powerful healer; can alleviate stress;can create a comfortable feeling of warmth, health and well-being in the wearer. I know of one individual who upon waking, put on an Amber necklace for some of these reasons. Do research the powerful effects that Amber can have upon your health. I have just touched on a few.

Amber has been traditionally paired with silver in jewellery. In my inventory, I have Baltic, Dominican Republic, Brazilian and Russian Amber. Even some reconstructed pieces which I always identify.If you look at my Gallery, the necklace with one large piece of Red Coral is finished with Dominican Amber. This Amber has a delicious reddish colour that complements the Coral. It has a new owner now, I am pleased to say.

At the BEYOND THE VALLEY STUDIO TOUR at the end of MAY, I will have a number of pieces in Amber.

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Most people think of Jade as being only green but it actually comes in a variety of colours, naturally or through enhancement.
The jade stones in these 2 pieces have not been enhanced and the colour is just so beautiful and very subtle.
I will have a number of pieces available in jade in different colours at my Spring Open House in March.
This allows for beautiful shades which are more affordable than naturally occurring colours.

It is a hard stone and can also be carved and used to make decorative pieces such as boxes, and inlay work.Onyx is cut into many different shapes with differing finishes which makes jewellery designers happy.
There is even onyx with a matte or unpolished surface.Black has always been a mainstay of fashion and as a result onyx figures prominently in many jewellery collections.

Improvements were made to the farming of freshwater pearls These are grown in mussels but in the beginning they were not of very good shape or size but were inexpensive.
Once it was understood how a pearl develops, oysters were seeded manually and thus cultured pearl farming was started.
Freshwater pearl harvesters will add a small quantity of metal to the water so that pearls with colour will develop.

MACFAIR at McMaster Museum of ArtMcMaster University,1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L6.
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE 2011at the studio67 Creighton Road,Dundas, Ontario,905-628-8571.
Can be used at any of the studios Saturday & Sunday of the spring tour.
My studio is only open to Garden Tour ticket holders.

I always have a number of pieces in my collection and on my gallery page you will see a necklace with black ovals, onyx and 2 shades of amethyst as well as goldtone vintage chanel beads.
These colours, once reserved for royalty or very old people in the case of dark purple, are now fashion forward shades and a highlight of the current and past few seasons.

This is a first of a series of posts that will list stones and some of the attributes that they are said to possess besides of course enhancing one’s beauty.
Archive for the 'Elements of Stones' Category.
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Stephanie King Design» Elements of Stones.